All we need do, as a nation, is drive through to the end.
They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them… nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them!
John Ringo
Commerce, GA
October 5, 2001
Glossary
abat — Small, generally inoffensive Posleen pest.
Attenrenalslar — Five percenter Kessentai in Rochester.
Blastplas — Material that blastdoors are made from.
Castleman Avenue — One side (the east) of the “box” in Rochester.
Chengdu — City near western limit of Posleen advance in China.
Cholosta’an — Junior Kessentai.
chorho — Birthplace.
cosslain — Superior normal.
defib — Defibrillator.
devourers — Digging machines.
Drasanar — “Patrolmaster,” operations officer in charge of patrols.
edas — Set-up debt. Also any general debt.
eson’sora — Junior officer/protégé.
Essthree — S-3, Operations.
Esstu — S-2, Intelligence.
estanaar — Greater Warleader/Khan.
Forty-Three — Uncompleted SheVa.
Forty-Two — SheVa in Rochester.
Galplas — Standard Galactic structural material.
grat — Malicious Posleen pest. Only eats abat. Similar in appearance to a large wasp. Very territorial and aggressive.
Halligan — Type of entry tool.
Irmansul — Darhel planet currently under attack by the Posleen.
Kenstain — God Kings who act as castellaine.
Kerlan — Posleen name for Barwhon.
Luoxia Shan — Mountainous region in China.
micrite — Small UAV, larger than a nannite.
oolt — Posleen company.
oolt Po’osol — Lamprey. Holds Posleen company and Kessentai.
oolt’ondai — “Colonel,” brigade/battalion commander.
oolt’ondar — Brigade (B-Dec unit)/battalion (C-Dec unit).
oolt’os — Posleen normal.
oolt’po’slen’ar — C-Dec. Holds four Posleen companies (oolt’ondar). Commanded by an oolt’ondai.
orna’adar — Posleen Ragnarok.
Orostan — Senior Posleen. Oolt’ondai.
Pendergrass Mountain — Mountain near Franklin, N.C.
plasteel — Galactic armor.
polylon — Galactic weaving material.
Po’oslena’ar — Posleen.
PreserFilm — Weapon sealing material.
Ramsardal — Kessentai. Casualty in Clayton.
Staraquon — Posleen S-2.
Teneral — Flying tanks.
thresh’c’oolt — Posleen iron rations.
Westbury — Area on the Ontario Plain.
Xian — City in Eastern China. Last major defensive action on the part of the Chinese.
SheVa I Specifications
Height: 170 ft. ground to top of turret
Treads: four
Tread height: 27 ft.
Tread width, individual tread: 150 ft.
Weight of individual tread: 37 tons
Total vehicle width: 385 ft.
Total vehicle length: 468 ft.
Gun length: 200 ft. including barrel and breech
Gun bore: 16”
Round weight: 16 tons, projectile, cartridge and propellant.
Cartridge length: 14.7 ft.
Cartridge diameter: 27 inches
Reactors: 4 Johannes/Cummings pebble-bed uranium/helium
Drive motors: 48
Total power: 12,000 horsepower
Unloaded weight: 7,000 tons approximate
Calculation of PSI Overpressure Wave for Nuclear Explosions
r_blast = Y0.33 * constant_bl are:
constant_bl_1_psi = 2.2
constant_bl_3_psi = 1.0
constant_bl_5_psi = 0.71
constant_bl_10_psi = 0.45
constant_bl_20_psi = 0.28
Recommended Music List
for When the Devil Dances
Bat Out of Hell — Meat Loaf (Mike O’Neal, Jr.)
Born to Run — Bruce Springsteen (Mike O’Neal, Jr.)
Born to Be Wild — Steppenwolf (Mike O’Neal, Sr.)
Brothers in Arms — Dire Straits (Mike O’Neal, Jr.)
Brown Eyed Girl — Van Morrison (Shari O’Reilly)
Conquistador — Procol Harum (Mike O’Neal, Sr.)
Copperhead Road — Steve Earle (Mike O’Neal, Jr.)
Don’t Pay the Ferryman — Chris DeBurgh (Mike O’Neal, Jr.)
Don’t Fear the Reaper — Blue Öyster Cult (Mike O’Neal, Jr./Sr.)
Fire on High — ELO (Mike O’Neal, Jr.)
Fire and Rain — James Taylor (Mike O’Neal, Jr.)
Flowers of the Forest — Traditional (Tommy Sunday)
Heavy Metal — Don Felder (Mike O’Neal, Jr.)
Immigrant Song — Led Zeppelin (Mike O’Neal, Jr./Sr.)
Invincible — Pat Benatar (Mike O’Neal, Jr.)
Jungle Love — Steve Miller Band (Mike O’Neal, Jr./Sr.)
Lawyers, Guns and Money — Warren Zevon (Papa O’Neal)